Day 2 of testimony in murder trial brings possible motive

Medford, Ore. -- Thursday was the second day of testimony in the Bourne Huddleston murder trial. Prosecutors brought more witnesses to the stand. Jurors heard from Joseph Nuckolls, a man who said Huddleston tried to hire him to kill his wife Kristy.

Another wave of officers involved in the investigation also testified.

Unreleased until now, jury members saw video and pictures of the crime scene.

Prosecutors and detectives also said an m-4 assault rifle, a homemade silencer and other military style weapons were all found behind a code-locked door inside Bourne Huddleston's home.

"What it appeared to be is some form of handmade silencer," said Detective Eric Fox with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

Huddleston is accused of shooting his wife Kristy in the head back in 2012 at their home outside of Medford.

Before that, prosecutors said he tried to hire a hitman to do it.

That man, Joseph Nuckolls, took the stand Thursday offering a possible motive.

"He said he had a $30,000 life insurance policy on her," testified Nuckolls.

Nuckolls said he knew Huddleston simply by the name "Jose."

"Is that Jose there?" asked David Hoppe, a Deputy District Attorney with the Jackson County District Attorney's Office, as he pointed to Huddleston seated in the courtroom.

Nuckolls said yes.

Nuckolls cousin, Michael Yorrie who also took the stand, allegedly introduced the two.

Yorrie said he and Huddleston met by chance.

"He asked me what I would do for $20,000," testified Yorrie on Thursday.

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